Berger says GOP wants to reduce class sizes (oy vey)
I choose to be passive aggressive and will not link to the AP article that outlines the GOP’s long-term plan to reduce class sizes in grades K-3. A recent Brookings Institute report, Class Size: What...
View ArticleKudos to Senator Phil Berger
Senate Leader Phil Berger hit one out of the park. In a News & Observer article describing various features of the Senate education budget, Berger commented, Unfortunately the debate about...
View ArticleHot topic: class sizes
Two weeks ago, I outlined my objections to the NC Senate majority’s plan to reduce class sizes in grades K-3. The following details why: Recent studies of class sizes in North Carolina public schools...
View ArticleBoycott Manning’s Kangaroo Court
Wake County Superior Court Judge Howard Manning issued an order for a hearing on June 22 to discuss education funding. Senate Majority Leader Phil Berger hopes that Judge Manning is not “assuming or...
View ArticleN&O: Republicans should be magnanimous (sigh)
In an editorial urging state Sen. Phil Berger to defer and study his education reform proposal, the editors of the News & Observer want Republican leaders “to be open to the input of people like...
View ArticleTop legislative issues take issue with Perdue’s Dix proposal
The top leaders in the General Assembly, both Republicans, have taken issue with Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue’s efforts to transfer the Dorothea Dix campus to the city of Raleigh for a major city park....
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Senate leader Phil Berger previews the upcoming short session
The ambitious agenda laid out by Senate President Pro-tem Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, for the upcoming legislative session Sen. Phil Berger made me wonder if the short session will really be short. The...
View ArticleKeith Crisco’s death mourned by Democrats, Republicans alike
Reactions from both major political parties to the death of Keith Crisco came in not long after news reports confirmed that the former commerce secretary and 2nd Congressional District Democratic...
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Were N.C. political leaders singing in harmony?
They weren’t quite singing Kumbaya at the General Assembly during Wednesday’s opening day ceremonies and press conferences, but the tone was a bit more harmonious than it’s been in recent months....
View ArticlePress Release from NC Senate
Here is a press release that was sent out this morning from the NC Senate President Pro Tempore’s office: Raleigh, N.C. – Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) on Tuesday announced the Senate...
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Teacher calls retiring senator Tillman a “d-bag”
State Sen. Jerry Tillman announced his retirement yesterday. Several teachers, presumably taking a break from preparations for the upcoming school year, expressed their opinions about Sen. Tillman on a...
View ArticleNC Announces School Reopening Deal
At a Wednesday, March 10th press conference, Gov. Roy Cooper, Senate Leader Phil Berger, House Speaker Tim Moore, and Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt announced a deal for...
View ArticleN&O: Republicans should be magnanimous (sigh)
In an editorial urging state Sen. Phil Berger to defer and study his education reform proposal, the editors of the News & Observer want Republican leaders “to be open to the input of people like...
View ArticleTop legislative issues take issue with Perdue’s Dix proposal
The top leaders in the General Assembly, both Republicans, have taken issue with Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue’s efforts to transfer the Dorothea Dix campus to the city of Raleigh for a major city park....
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Senate leader Phil Berger previews the upcoming short session
The ambitious agenda laid out by Senate President Pro-tem Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, for the upcoming legislative session Sen. Phil Berger made me wonder if the short session will really be short. The...
View ArticleKeith Crisco’s death mourned by Democrats, Republicans alike
Reactions from both major political parties to the death of Keith Crisco came in not long after news reports confirmed that the former commerce secretary and 2nd Congressional District Democratic...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Were N.C. political leaders singing in harmony?
They weren’t quite singing Kumbaya at the General Assembly during Wednesday’s opening day ceremonies and press conferences, but the tone was a bit more harmonious than it’s been in recent months....
View ArticlePress Release from NC Senate
Here is a press release that was sent out this morning from the NC Senate President Pro Tempore’s office: Raleigh, N.C. – Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) on Tuesday announced the Senate...
View ArticleGov. Cooper Resumes Push for Higher Taxes and Bigger Government (Part 1)
Last week, Gov. Roy Cooper and Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger laid out contrasting visions for North Carolina state government. Cooper’s vision was of an active government raising taxes to spend...
View ArticleGov. Cooper Resumes Push for Higher Taxes and Bigger Government (Part 2)
In his proposed budget released on Wednesday, Gov. Roy Cooper has provided the tax and spending details for his vision of a North Carolina determined to spend a lot more on state government. The strong...
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